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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
2
The article outlines McKinley’s expected Pacific coast tour to win electoral votes, likely visits to Kansas and Nebraska, and pushes on anti trust rhetoric. It cites Landis and Griggs actions, a C and O soft coal case, and tensions over federal trust enforcement. It also covers Dewey’s navy needs, Philippine war prospects, Confederate camp plans, and road-building moves at Anoka Springs with O R and C railroad expansion challenges.
The Fourth Tennessee left quarantine today for Savannah where it will remain until mustered out. Mr. J. Oramley travels to Pla Pond to inspect Intabarra for Jaed Buck Co. and Uptegrove Co. Henry DeArmond returns from Roan Mountain after working for R. L. Brauer. R. L. Bruner sells his Roan Mountain concern and plans to depart. The Pinola division known as the A and O has a small engine at local machine shops for Pinola Lumber Co. The engine came from Lake Ontario and draws curiosity.
In Allentown Mrs. Carriger, while other family members were dining, walked into the garden and cut her throat from ear to ear, dying instantly. A disordered mind is given as the cause. She leaves a husband and several children who mourn the sudden loss.
Under the name of Southern Emigration Association, Messrs IT, H Carr and F M Darst have formed an alliance to disseminate trustworthy information about this region and, if possible, induce home-seekers to locate here.
An old advertising column extols Dr Hartman and his Peruna remedy for children’s colds. It urges parental action at first sign of illness, promotes free books on cough and cold treatment, and includes testimonials from customers praising the medicine’s results.
The item notes a Southern Emigration Association effort in Johnson City for home seekers and property listings. It reports two attorneys returning from upper East Tennessee confirming a 500 acre lake near New Market planned to be made permanent for hunting. It mentions W Z Bryan letter exchanges with Perry Belmont and an East Tennessee Cumberland Telephone pact to connect Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis, plus Madrid saying Aguinaldo decrees Spanish as official language of the Philippines.
Notice to defendant Paterson in an attachment suit in Washington County Tennessee. Plaintiff J J Hut seeks $14.07. Writ of attachment issued April 18 1899. Property levied includes brooms tobacco goods and groceries. Hearing set at noon May 18 1809 before Justice C H Lyle in Johnson City Tennessee.
A Tuskegee area letter urges African Americans to align with white Southern Democrats, arguing opposed to ongoing white candidate Governor Russell and suggesting cooperation with Democrats who can offer protection. It references prominent figures and small-town political dynamics, mixing quotations and observations on race and politics.
An advertising notice touts three fast black Diamond Dyes designed for home use. One dye targets wool, another cotton and mixed goods, and a third for silk and feathers. They promise colors that never fade or crack and resist washing out in strong soapsoda, claiming the largest dye sales due to reliability and simplicity.
A promotional plea urges readers to seek Dr. T. A. Slocum’s four remedy system for lung diseases including bronchitis asthma and consumption. It warns against ignoring symptoms and offers a free treatment from the Slocum Laboratories in New York, urging immediate written contact.
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